324 Proceedings of the Poyal Society of Edinburgh. 
The Trans- 
actions. 
How Published. 
The Council. 
E-etiring 
Councillors. 
Election of 
Office-Bearers. 
Special 
Meetings ; how 
called. 
Treasurer’s 
Duties. 
XVI. 
The Society shall from time to time publish its Transactions and Proceedings. 
For this purpose the Council shall select and arrange the papers which they shall 
deem it expedient to publish in the Transactions of the Society, and shall super- 
intend the printing of the same. 
XVII. 
The Transactions shall be published in parts or Fasciculi at the close of each 
Session, and the expense shall be defrayed by the Society. 
XVIII. 
That there shall be formed a Council, consisting — First, of such gentlemen as 
may have filled the office of President ; and Secondly, of the following to be annually 
elected, viz. a President, Six Vice-Presidents (two at least of whom shall be 
Eesident), Twelve Ordinary Fellows as Councillors, a General Secretary, Two 
Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings, a Treasurer, and a Curator of the Museum 
and Library. 
The Council shall have power to regulate the private business of the Society. 
At any Meeting of the Council the Chairman shall have a casting as well as a 
deliberative vote. 
XIX. 
Four Councillors shall go out annually, to be taken according to the order in 
which they stand on the list of the Council. 
XX. 
An Extraordinary Meeting for the election of Office-Bearers shall be held annually 
on the fourth Monday of October, or on such other lawful day in October as the 
Council may fix, and each Session of the Society shall be held to begin at the date 
of the said Extraordinary Meeting. 
XXL 
Special Meetings of the Society may be called by the Secretary, by direction of 
the Council ; or on a requisition signed by six or more Ordinary Fellows. Notice 
of not less than two days must be given of such Meetings. 
XXII. 
The Treasurer shall receive and disburse the money belonging to tine Society, 
granting the necessary receipts, and collecting the money when due. 
He shall keep regular accounts of all the cash received and expended, which 
shall be made up and balanced annually ; and at the Extraordinary Meeting in 
October, he shall present the accounts for the preceding year, duly audited. At 
this Meeting, the Treasurer shall also lay before the Council a list of all arrears due 
above two years, and the Council shall thereupon give such directions as they may 
deem necessary for recovery thereof. 
